March campout - French Creek State Park - R-pod Owners Forum

I would recommend doing it early in the morning.

Last year for this trip we had issues getting a friends camper out of her yard. She has a minivan. We arranged for another friend to show up with their 4x4 to get it out. This year the friend with the minivan parked it at my place just off the driveway so we can get to it easy and no 4x4 needed.

This is going to end up being winter campout #2. They are calling for 3-5 inches of snow on Friday for French Creek, plus up to another inch overnight. I'll be bringing my snow shovel! Confused

Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ Pod instruction manual

Ahhhhh, Spring!! What the......? Confused

2014 RPod 178 => MyMods and Buying Habits
2008 4Runner Limited 4.0-liter V6
Yes, those are wild ponies dining on grass while dumping tanks!

Friday reminded me a bit of the trip up for the winter trip 2 years ago, in the snow. We discovered that the mice ran wild all winter so we spent a lot of time yesterday tearing through drawers, washing a lot of stuff by hand and bagging up the rest to wash at home. No damage to anything important. Had a great time Saturday night, must have been over 70 people there for the potluck. Home safely this afternoon.

Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ Pod instruction manual

The Spring Opener Rally was a success!! We have had some odd weather camping in March. This year South East PA got 5-6 inches of snow on Friday. Many of the people coming added Thursday night to avoid traveling in the snow. Personally I woke my son up at 7am and put him in the RV in his pajamas on Friday morning and we were at the campground by 8am when the snow was just starting to accumulate. A few with 4wd or a posi rear braved the roads during the snow with the rest arriving in the late evening.

The snow was pretty and both the kids and adults had fun playing in the snow. We burned 1 cord of wood and got the fire ring glowing red. We needed to keep 60+ people warm for our Pot Luck dinner. The fire was a nice romantic setting for one of the guys to propose to his girlfriend. He is a dedicated camper and the first trip she came on was the spring trip last year. She's a keeper.

Doug it was nice to meet your wife and daughters. My Neice Sabrina had a blast talking with Maddie about Percy Jackson and other 12yo girl topics.....I just kept hearing laughter coming from them.

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CanvasCamperMatt Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 02 Jan 2014 Location: PA Online Status: Offline Posts: 44	Calendar Event: March campout - French Creek State Park Posted: 18 Mar 2015 at 11:39am
	I would recommend doing it early in the morning. Last year for this trip we had issues getting a friends camper out of her yard. She has a minivan. We arranged for another friend to show up with their 4x4 to get it out. This year the friend with the minivan parked it at my place just off the driveway so we can get to it easy and no 4x4 needed.

techntrek Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group - pHp Joined: 29 Jul 2009 Location: MD Online Status: Offline Posts: 9062	Posted: 18 Mar 2015 at 9:07pm
	I had that problem the first year we had our pod. Parked it in the back yard since our usual camper spot still had our popup. Got it hitched up just fine but it rained the night before, slight incline, minivan... took 2 hours with a come-along and a 100 foot steel cord attached to a massive tree to get it to a point where I got traction. Learned my lesson.
	Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ Pod instruction manual

techntrek Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group - pHp Joined: 29 Jul 2009 Location: MD Online Status: Offline Posts: 9062	Posted: 19 Mar 2015 at 9:21am
	This is going to end up being winter campout #2. They are calling for 3-5 inches of snow on Friday for French Creek, plus up to another inch overnight. I'll be bringing my snow shovel!
	Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ Pod instruction manual

fwunder Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 04 Oct 2013 Location: New Jersey Online Status: Offline Posts: 1676	Posted: 19 Mar 2015 at 9:46am
	Freed from the icy clutch of winter...temporarily. Ground was frozen solid this morning. Can't do French Creek. I'm thinking a thousand miles south!
	2014 RPod 178 => MyMods and Buying Habits 2008 4Runner Limited 4.0-liter V6 Yes, those are wild ponies dining on grass while dumping tanks!

fwunder Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 04 Oct 2013 Location: New Jersey Online Status: Offline Posts: 1676	Posted: 20 Mar 2015 at 1:55pm
	Ahhhhh, Spring!! What the......?
	2014 RPod 178 => MyMods and Buying Habits 2008 4Runner Limited 4.0-liter V6 Yes, those are wild ponies dining on grass while dumping tanks!

techntrek Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group - pHp Joined: 29 Jul 2009 Location: MD Online Status: Offline Posts: 9062	Posted: 20 Mar 2015 at 8:02pm
	About 4 inches here at French Creek. Can't wait to see how much snow we get this summer.
	Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ Pod instruction manual

techntrek Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group - pHp Joined: 29 Jul 2009 Location: MD Online Status: Offline Posts: 9062	Posted: 22 Mar 2015 at 8:24pm
	Friday reminded me a bit of the trip up for the winter trip 2 years ago, in the snow. We discovered that the mice ran wild all winter so we spent a lot of time yesterday tearing through drawers, washing a lot of stuff by hand and bagging up the rest to wash at home. No damage to anything important. Had a great time Saturday night, must have been over 70 people there for the potluck. Home safely this afternoon.
	Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ Pod instruction manual

Yak Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 12 Jan 2013 Online Status: Offline Posts: 113	Posted: 22 Mar 2015 at 9:38pm
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CanvasCamperMatt Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 02 Jan 2014 Location: PA Online Status: Offline Posts: 44	Posted: 24 Mar 2015 at 8:53am
	The Spring Opener Rally was a success!! We have had some odd weather camping in March. This year South East PA got 5-6 inches of snow on Friday. Many of the people coming added Thursday night to avoid traveling in the snow. Personally I woke my son up at 7am and put him in the RV in his pajamas on Friday morning and we were at the campground by 8am when the snow was just starting to accumulate. A few with 4wd or a posi rear braved the roads during the snow with the rest arriving in the late evening. The snow was pretty and both the kids and adults had fun playing in the snow. We burned 1 cord of wood and got the fire ring glowing red. We needed to keep 60+ people warm for our Pot Luck dinner. The fire was a nice romantic setting for one of the guys to propose to his girlfriend. He is a dedicated camper and the first trip she came on was the spring trip last year. She's a keeper. Doug it was nice to meet your wife and daughters. My Neice Sabrina had a blast talking with Maddie about Percy Jackson and other 12yo girl topics.....I just kept hearing laughter coming from them.

CanvasCamperMatt Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 02 Jan 2014 Location: PA Online Status: Offline Posts: 44	Posted: 24 Mar 2015 at 8:56am
	Yak.....awesome pictures. I think I need to retire my cell phone and get an actual camera. They are so much clearer than mine.

March campout - French Creek State Park - Event Date: 20 Mar 2015 - 22 Mar 2015